The previously deposed Pope Benedict IX had…

1048 CE

The previously deposed Pope Benedict IX had seized the Lateran Palace in November 1047, a month after the death of Pope Clement II German troops drive him away in July 1048.

To fill the power vacuum, Bishop Poppo of Brixen is elected as Pope Damasus II and universally recognized as such.

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Rome > Roma Lazio Italy View →

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Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor View → Peter Damian View → Pope Benedict IX View → Pope Clement II View → Pope Damasus II View →

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Germans View → Christianity, Chalcedonian View → Papal States (Republic of St. Peter) View → German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire View → Italy, Kingdom of (Holy Roman Empire) View → Benevento, Lombard Duchy of View →

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Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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